The Hidden Words — §35
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 35 of 160.
Source (Arabic)
(٣٤) ﴿ يَا ابْنَ الرُّوحِ ﴾
رُوحُ القُدْسِ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِالأُنْسِ، كَيْفَ تَحْزَنُ. وَرُوحُ الأَمْرِ يُؤَيِّدُكَ عَلَى الأَمْرِ، كَيْفَ تَحْتَجِبُ. وَنُورُ الوَجْهِ يَمْشِي قُدَّامَكَ، كَيْفَ تَضِلُّ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
(34) O SON OF SPIRIT!
The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful tidings of reunion; wherefore dost thou grieve? The spirit of power confirmeth thee in His cause; why dost thou veil thyself? The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the son ofgleaningsGWB §222: structureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: son ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and the sonthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our sonsgleaningsGWB §272: mine own son
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our soulsfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §698: Faithful Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Him Who was Thy Spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §726: undefiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: Thy puritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Holy
announceth 50% beareth 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: announcegleaningsGWB §176: heraldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: Thou hast announced unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MANwill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Herald
man 18% perceived 9% fellowship 9% men 9% attached 9% eternal 9% dearly-loved 9% enjoyed 9% commune 9% reunion 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §552: fellowmankitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: comfortersthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §306: his
SE expanded to “dost thou grieve”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: tribulationfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §650: chagrined and sorrowfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: be not sadwill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: inspiredgleaningsGWB §478: and would strengthen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: step forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: may be graciously aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: to graciously assistgleaningsGWB §112: to enable
SE expanded to “dost thou veil thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: shut thee not out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §287: the dense veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: intervening veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: obstacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the veils
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: brightnessfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §551: firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: Illumine ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE expanded to “of His countenance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: departurefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §64: proceedingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that I may so fix my gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
This form usually rendered as “treadeth”, “who”, “may” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered وَنُورُ (wanúr), الوَجْهِ (al-wajh), يَمْشِي (yamshí), قُدَّامَكَ، (quddámaka،), كَيْفَ (kayf), تَضِلُّ (taḍill) as “The light, of His countenance, doth lead thee, how, canst thou go astray”
SE expanded to “canst thou go astray”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: misleadergleaningsGWB §594: the erringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: waywardnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waywardthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astrayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: errorgleaningsGWB §47: frowardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth
